Effectively Wild Episode 1568: What We’re Most Excited to See This Season

Ben Lindbergh, Meg Rowley, and Baseball Prospectus editor-in-chief Craig Goldstein banter about whether official scorers will be more or less accurate when they’re working from home. Then they conduct the second of two drafts that have been presented on back-to-back episodes, completing the set by selecting five things apiece that they’re excited to see (or not see) during the shortened 2020 season. (On the preceding episode, they drafted five things apiece that they’ll miss this season.) Audio intro: White Denim, "Good News" Audio outro: Paul Weller, "Here’s the Good News" Link to article about official scorers Link to Scherzer photo tweet Link to Chris Taylor’s satisfying-sounding home run Link to Ben on the strikeout-rate increase streak Link to Ben on sabermetrics meeting the 60-game season Link to Ben on embracing small-sample randomness Link to photo of masked pitching coach covering mouth Link to Rob Arthur on bat cracks in 2014 Link to Rob Arthur on bat cracks in 2020 Link to Ben Clemens on non-playoff teams improving Link to Hawk-Eye intro Link to Alyssa Nakken video Link to Five and Dive podcast archive  iTunes Feed (Please rate and review us!)  Sponsor Us on Patreon  Facebook Group  Effectively Wild Wiki  Twitter Account  Get Our Merch!  Email Us: [email protected] var SERVER_DATA = Object.assign(SERVER_DATA || {}); Source